Whoever commits house-breaking in order to commit any offence punishable with death, shall be punished with imprisonment for life, or with imprisonment for a term not exceeding 15 years, and shall, if he is not sentenced to imprisonment for life, also be liable to fine.
Section history
Section 449 — House-breaking in order to commit an offence punishable with death
As in force on 3 January 2023.
Timeline 3 versions
- 30 March 1987 Enacted
- 1 January 2020 Act 15 of 2019
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